November 7, 2007

blood obsession – revisited

South Korean people love to think famous people as Koreans. It’s like he/she must be a Korean if she/he archives something. It’s true there ARE many famous Korean descents in Japan such as Rikidozan, Yoshihiro Akiyama, and Akiko Wada. However….

Besides, Korean people seemed to have trouble differentiating nationality and ethnicity. They used to call Michelle Wie as Korean, but they have stopped doing so since Seung-Hui Cho’s shootings at Virginia Tech. There was a big debate in South Korea whether he was a Korean or an American which was very interesting to watch.

Anyway, I think Korean people care little too much about blood and ethnicity.